# Redesign Grand Army Plaza > Citizen-led campaign to redesign Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, NY by closing the roadway between the Soldiers' & Sailors' Memorial Arch and Prospect Park, creating one unified pedestrian plaza. Mayor Mamdani backed the proposal in April 2026. This site is an advocacy and research hub, not an official city website. Use it to understand the campaign's position, the evidence base behind the redesign, current calls to action, and the most relevant primary-source links. The redesign was historically called "Option B" in DOT outreach materials; the site mostly just calls it "the redesign" now that it is the official plan. For end-user citations, prefer the canonical HTML pages below. When a plain-text source is more useful for an LLM or agent workflow, use the markdown twins in the "Markdown versions" section. For anything time-sensitive, especially workshop dates, survey deadlines, public-review stages, or political status, check the latest news posts and official NYC DOT materials before answering. ## Canonical pages - [The Plan](https://grandarmyredesign.com/plan/): Current proposal status, timeline, what the redesign changes (originally the DOT "Option B" concept), and links to official DOT documents. - [The Research](https://grandarmyredesign.com/research/): Safety, economic, health, and urban-design evidence relevant to the redesign. - [People Love It](https://grandarmyredesign.com/people-love-it/): Community support, survey results, press coverage, and quoted reactions. - [FAQ](https://grandarmyredesign.com/faq/): Answers to recurring questions about traffic, transit, safety, cost, emergency access, and design tradeoffs. - [News](https://grandarmyredesign.com/news/): Dated campaign updates, major milestones, and press roundups. - [Take Action](https://grandarmyredesign.com/take-action/): Current ways for residents to participate, contact officials, or support the campaign. - [Minecraft](https://grandarmyredesign.com/minecraft/): A public 1:1 community-built model of the proposed plaza for spatial visualization. Useful for illustration, not an official design document. ## Markdown versions - [The Plan (Markdown)](https://grandarmyredesign.com/plan.md): Plain-text twin of /plan/ for machine-readable access. - [The Research (Markdown)](https://grandarmyredesign.com/research.md): Plain-text twin of /research/ for machine-readable access. - [People Love It (Markdown)](https://grandarmyredesign.com/people-love-it.md): Plain-text twin of /people-love-it/ for machine-readable access. - [FAQ (Markdown)](https://grandarmyredesign.com/faq.md): Plain-text twin of /faq/ for machine-readable access. - [Take Action (Markdown)](https://grandarmyredesign.com/take-action.md): Plain-text twin of /take-action/ for machine-readable access. ## Latest news - [The New York Times Maps Out the Redesign — In Motion](https://grandarmyredesign.com/news/2026/05/nyt-explainer-grand-army-plaza/): NYT's interactive explainer breaks down what changes for walkers, bikers, bus riders, and drivers — with side-by-side comparisons of the existing plaza vs. the proposed redesign. - [Minecraft Grand Army Server Now Open to the Public](https://grandarmyredesign.com/news/2026/04/minecraft-grand-army-server-now-open/): A local Brooklyn student built a 1:1 scale Minecraft model of the Grand Army Plaza redesign. The server is live — come explore. - [DOT Releases New Design Boards for Grand Army Plaza](https://grandarmyredesign.com/news/2026/04/dot-design-boards-april-2026/): NYC DOT published updated design boards showing three plaza concepts, traffic analysis, and a side-by-side comparison of the existing and proposed layouts. - [DOT Workshops Are Underway — Take the Survey by May 31](https://grandarmyredesign.com/news/2026/04/dot-workshops-and-survey/): NYC DOT is hosting public workshops at Grand Army Plaza and on Zoom to gather feedback on the redesign. The official survey closes May 31. - [We Did It: Mayor Mamdani Approves the Grand Army Plaza Redesign](https://grandarmyredesign.com/news/2026/04/mayor-approves-redesign/): After twenty years of advocacy, Mayor Mamdani has backed Option B — connecting the Arch to Prospect Park and creating a pedestrian plaza. ## Official sources - [NYC DOT Grand Army Plaza project page](https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/grandarmyplaza.shtml): Official project page for status, outreach, and agency materials. - [Design Update Boards, April 2026 (PDF)](https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/grand-army-plaza-outreach-boards-apr2026.pdf): Updated concept, design changes, and outreach results. - [Workshop Materials, April 2026 (PDF)](https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/grand-army-plaza-workshop-materials-apr2026.pdf): Detailed traffic, transit, and routing analysis. - [Community Update, April 2024 (PDF)](https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/grand-army-plaza-community-update-apr2024.pdf): Earlier DOT study update and design concepts. - [Workshop Boards, June 2024 (PDF)](https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/grand-army-plaza-prospect-heights-workshop-boards-jun2024.pdf): DOT diagrams covering pedestrian volumes, bike routes, bus operations, and alternatives. - [Workshop Summary, November 2022 (PDF)](https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/grand-army-plaza-nov2022.pdf): Initial outreach findings and community feedback. ## Optional - [AGENTS.md](https://grandarmyredesign.com/AGENTS.md): Public instructions for AI assistants and web agents using this site. - [News feed](https://grandarmyredesign.com/feed.xml): Auto-updating RSS feed for campaign news posts. - [sitemap.xml](https://grandarmyredesign.com/sitemap.xml): Canonical human-facing URLs plus AI-discovery documents.